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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1975
Page
2
The education vice president of the Australian Union of Students, Tom Hurley, criticized yesterday’s Liberal Party proposals to introduce a two loan scheme for tertiary students. Hurley urged careful consideration of repayment terms and potential effects on access to higher education.
Fragmented text discusses education funding and fee abolition, alleging Liberal Party influence on university policy and debt concerns. Mentions Canberra, student loans, and the role of families able to afford fees, with critique of backdoor mechanisms and reintroduction of costs.
Liberal candidate Murray Sainsbury criticised plans to expand the Commonwealth Brickworks in Canberra amid government expansion fears. He urged phasing back the project, arguing it would harm private enterprise and cost jobs. Sainsbury spoke at public events with MP Peacock and addressed a 600-person crowd at Queanbeyan Leagues Club and local council discussions.
Mr Walsh of the ALP in the ACT said Liberal Nationals health policy for the ACT rests largely on claims of private doctors. He spoke in the ACT Legislative Assembly and a member of the Capital Territory Health Commission, asserting the policy favors private medical input.
Australian government lawyers association plans a special meeting on Monday to consider adopting a resolution backing the Australian Labor Party in the general elections. The meeting aims to debate the association’s stance, with about 30 to 40 members expected to attend.
PS ombudsman need made clear as Permanent ombudsman advocate Mr John Gorton, Independent Senate candidate for ACT, urged urgent public service reform. He cited petitions and wage for appointment, linking to ALAC and government aid office roles amid coalition election.
Miss Sue Ryan stated the planned autonomy for the ACT education body faced delay. She described coalition plans for a new minister for education and an education policy that lacked guaranteed authority, speaking at a meeting by the ACT Council of Parents and Associations where five members attended.
Members of the Canberra Contraction Industry Committee discussed cuts in the works program for the current financial year. The group, formed last year, bar and Liberal members for the election weigh in on possible reductions. Estimates show an additional fund are needed to avoid large-scale unemployment in the industry region.
Dr CC Hreyde, formerly a statistics lecturer, calculates the chance of the Liberal NCP ahead of Labor on all eight Senate ballots as about one in 100 million. He notes the event would be highly unlikely, with Western Australia an exception where the NCP ranked seventh.
In a partial readable fragment a local event description mentions Te Wook Heaenn performing dance at a town venue. The note references a featured troupe and a crowd gathered, with unspecified timing and place details. The text emphasizes performance and community interest in the arts.
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